Since the 1950s, the number of natural and man-made disasters has increased
exponentially and the facility location problem has become the preferred approach for …

The field of supply chain management has been extensively studied, while its role in
disaster relief operations has received limited contributions. Recent dedicated special …

We present a survey that focuses on the response and recovery planning phases of the
disaster lifecycle. Related mathematical models developed in this area of research are …

Potential consequences of disasters involve overwhelming economic losses, large affected
populations and serious environmental damages. Given these devastating effects, there is …

Optimization modeling has become a powerful tool to tackle emergency logistics problems
since its first adoption in maritime disaster situations in the 1970s. Using techniques of …

Natural disasters, such as flooding, can cause severe social, environmental, and economic
damage to a community. Transportation infrastructure plays an essential role in flood …

In the last 20 years, Emergency Management has received increasing attention from the
scientific community. Meanwhile, the study of relief distribution networks has become one of …

This study presents a comprehensive review of network-based large scale emergency
evacuation planning and management literature. Evacuation planning and management …

Traffic management during an evacuation and the decision of where to locate the shelters
are of critical importance to the performance of an evacuation plan. From the evacuation …

Shelter opening and evacuation of vulnerable populations are operations crucial to disaster
response, which is one of the four phases of Disaster Operations Management (DOM) …